Pair of Earrings with Eros

Description Provenance Credit

Description This pair of earrings is decorated with filigree.

Provenance Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929

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Creator

Greek (Jeweler)

Period

late 4th-early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)

Medium

gold, glass or enamel inlay
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

VO.80 (57.1498, 57.1499)

Measurements

57.1498: 2 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (5.75 x 1.85 x 0.7 cm); 57.1499: 2 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (5.8 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm)

Geographies

Greece (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury